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by vinkelhake 1614 days ago
Yeah, I wish browsers would display a huge blinking warning when a user installs an extension that wants DOM access on any webpage. People should be extremely wary about these types of extensions.

I don't really care what kind of "guarantees" Sift would give me today on how they will use the power that users bestow upon them. Who knows what will happen if money gets tight, or a bean counter comes along and wonders why that particular revenue stream hasn't been squeezed.